REPORT
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Area 10 Indoor Show Jumping
Friendly, Eaglesfield Equestrian Centre |
21st February 2010 |
Teams
from two Sevenoaks clubs contested the top slot at the Indoor Show Jumping this year. The
friendly competition for clubs from Kent, Sussex and Surrey is a regular feature of the
winter calendar. The teams of three consist of a novice rider on any horse and a novice
horse with any rider jumping at 2ft 6in and an open combination jumping at 3ft.
Of
the senior teams, only one Sevenoaks team and Bradbourne had three clear rounds each and
so it was left to the open riders, both on nippy ponies, to decide the contest in a
jump-off on a raised course against the clock.
Jo
Thomas (Kruja Roslyn), for Sevenoaks, had another clear round. In trying to beat her fast
time, Janet Phillips (Silvern Conetta) riding for Bradbourne, was unlucky to have a pole
down, giving Sevenoaks its fourth successive win in the senior competition.
Claudia
Graham (Dubonnet) and Sara Roberts (Camponile) were the other Sevenoaks riders. Carole
Cook (Budding Annie) and Gill Cufley (Naomi) rode for Bradbourne.
Fourth
out of the twenty-one senior teams were Sevenoaks riders, Vicky Grimshaw (Cleopatra), Pat
Temple (Florentine) and Kelly Elton (Dancing Jack).
Sevenoaks
juniors Charlotte Payne (Connor), Eleanor Wilson (Malone’s Mate) and Jess Dennett
(Minnie) were placed fifth out of thirteen teams in the junior competition.
Jo
Thomas (Kruja Roslyn) and junior rider Charlotte Payne (Mystique Bay) had success earlier
in the day when they both qualified to be area representatives in the Intermediate “Top
Score” at this year’s Royal Windsor Horse Show.
In
the junior warm-up class, a 2ft 6in scurry, Eleanor Wilson (Malone’s Mate) was
second, Jess Dennett (Minnie) came third and Kate Stell (Shabraks Gem Of Colebank) was
fourth. Sara Roberts (Camponile) were third in the senior scurry.
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